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FredT2011 Rookie Author Greenville Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 10:19:24 AM Ignore FredT2011 Report Abuse I recently discovered that my 2011 Silverado 5.3 gets 6mpg more with non ethanol regular! I also just paid .30 per gallon more like always for non ethanol and presto my mileage dropped right back to ethanol results. If next tank goes back up then I'll know that station had the wrong gas in the ground so does anyone know how to get that stopped from happening????

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I recently discovered that my 2011 Silverado 5.3 gets 6mpg more with non ethanol regular! I also just paid .30 per gallon more like always for non ethanol and presto my mileage dropped right back to ethanol results. If next tank goes back up then I'll know that station had the wrong gas in the ground so does anyone know how to get that stopped from happening????

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Alfys007 Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:241 Points:27,085 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 15, 2012 9:04:39 AM Ignore Alfys007 Report Abuse worth it.
joedmagio Rookie Author Reading Posts:1 Points:16,670 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 15, 2012 8:37:25 AM Ignore joedmagio Report Abuse numbers do not lie when it comes to better gas mileage with ethanol free gas. Ethanol is like adding water to your milk...just a filler. not good for anything! I work at an ethanol free gas staion. The people that come in here day in and day out know exactly why they are putting this gas in their tanks. May cost .30 more per gallon. Figure out the percentage better gas mileage and some people would have to be pumping $4.50 in Ethanol gas to get the same mileage they are getting with $4.10 Ethanol Free!!! 2 Strokes are destroyed by Ethanol. Burns hotter...Leans out engines.... blows holes in pistons! There is a reason guys will come from 70 miles away!!! They are SMART!!!!
Alfys007 Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:241 Points:27,085 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 9:17:41 AM Ignore Alfys007 Report Abuse k
Alfys007 Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:241 Points:27,085 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 9:17:30 AM Ignore Alfys007 Report Abuse fine w/ me if motor last longer.
barryw8 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,326 Points:248,000 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 7:46:08 AM Ignore barryw8 Report Abuse Are you sure?
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,971 Points:529,560 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 4:55:43 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse Wish we had non ethanal gas here....
SilverStreaker Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:12,075 Points:2,244,080 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 9:26:09 PM Ignore SilverStreaker Report Abuse Fred 2011, you've never experienced variability in mileage before? Are you driving in a laboratory? Go ahead, pay more for non-ethanol. I save money whenever I add extra ethanol to my non-FFVs, as I haven't seen any significant change in mileage at any ethanol blend.
smoketown Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:6,368 Points:1,408,600 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 9:14:07 PM Ignore smoketown Report Abuse Fred 2011 , Go to your local county auditor ..........
PhilT08 Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,108 Points:123,285 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 9:09:34 PM Ignore PhilT08 Report Abuse more false information. 6mpg more with NON-ethanol fuel ? if you believe that I have oceanside property in South Dakota for sale. Jeff461: My lawnmower is 14 years old and still runs great and my 17 year old snowblower still runs like new using gas with 10% ethanol. neither one has ever been serviced except for an oil change. I have co-workers with over 200,000 miles on their cars and trucks using 10% ethanol. some people apparently don't keep the muffler bearing lubricated enough. [Edited by: PhilT08 at 10/12/2012 9:10:54 PM EST]
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 2:26:30 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse "Im being told that small engines are being damaged from the ethanol" Actually what you are being told is all false! I have been using ethanol blended fuels in all my small engines for about 15 years and with no problems.
jeff461 Rookie Author Arkansas Posts:3 Points:147,910 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 2:18:29 AM Ignore jeff461 Report Abuse And Im being told that small engines are being damaged from the ethanol, even in the 10% range. Something about deteriorating the plastic fuel lines in small engines like lawn mowers, chain saws, etc.
TCon313 All-Star Author New York Posts:611 Points:607,890 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 11:09:34 AM Ignore TCon313 Report Abuse I pumped gas for more years then I care to remember, the ethanol gas has a distinctive smell. I'm in North Carolina & am happy I can get non ethanol gas, in NYC the only place you can get non ethanol gas is at a Marina. There you can expect to pay almost a dollar more a gallon
Alfys007 Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:241 Points:27,085 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 10:34:48 AM Ignore Alfys007 Report Abuse Makes your investment run longer with less wear on motor.